RE: [CH] Nopalitos?
Michael Schapansky (michael1@bga.com)
Tue, 24 Mar 1998 21:42:55 -0600
They're pretty tasty too if you like that sort of thing.
To me they're like a cross between string beans and okra.
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> Nopales are the pads of the nopal cactus (a type of prickly
> pear [Opuntia] cactus - I believe all are edible, just some
> require a lot more work than others to remove the spines).
> Nopalitos are nopales that are diced or cut into strips. And,
> yeah, they're probably hard to find outside the lower left
> corner of the US ...
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> DAVe
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